Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then discuss whether technology is indispensable in education . You should give sound arguments to support your views and write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.
As is depicted vividly in the cartoon, a little boy, confronted with a very simple question of calculation raised by his teacher, fails to figure it out and wants to resort to tech support. Though a bit exaggerated, the drawing is absolutely thought-provoking. What it reveals is the fact that students nowadays become increasingly dependent on technological devices to help them with their study.
Admittedly, technology has played a significant role in our education. For instance, teachers utilize the multimedia to facilitate the teaching process and make it easier for students to comprehend and absorb what has been imparted. Nevertheless, it is unwise to be excessively reliant on technology in education. For one thing, it will spoil students with poor self-control and impair their ability to think independently, causing them to be short of essential qualities required. For another, technology is just a tool and we ought to be the master of technology rather than the slave of it.
To sum up, I hold the belief that technology is not indispensable in education. Beneficial as technology is to education, it is a double-edged sword and we should take advantage of it in a rational and proper way.